Annual Report 2023

Annual Report 2023

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23. Other operating expenses, net

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

 

MCHF

 

MCHF

Outbound freight cost and duties

 

100.6

 

122.6

Energy and maintenance expenses

 

132.5

 

192.6

Marketing expenses

 

83.7

 

99.3

Administration expenses

 

75.2

 

75.5

Other operating expenses

 

149.8

 

161.7

Other operating income

 

-15.3

 

-19.1

Total other operating expenses, net

 

526.5

 

632.6

 “Other operating expenses” includes, among other items, commissions, expenses for short-term leases and leases for minor-value assets, consulting expenses as well as warranty costs. In 2023, expenses for short-term leases amounted to MCHF 3.5 (PY: MCHF 3.4) and expenses for leased minor-values assets totalled MCHF 0.8 (PY: MCHF 0.9). “Other operating income” includes, among other items, insurance benefits received, rental income, gains from sales of fixed assets and subsidiaries and catering revenues.

In 2023, costs of MCHF 17.4 (PY: MCHF 16.5) were capitalised as property, plant and equipment or intangible assets. This includes tools, moulds and assembly lines that are part of the production process, as well as capitalised product development costs. The amount was deducted pro-rata from the positions “Personnel expenses” and “Other operating expenses, net”.